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decocta meaning in English

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decocta [decoctae] (1st) F
noun

drink made by raising water to boiling then plunging into snow to coolnoun

decoctus [decocta -um, decoctior -or -us, decoctissimus -a -um] adjective

luscious (literary / rhetoric style)adjective
[UK: ˈlʌ.ʃəs] [US: ˈlʌ.ʃəs]

mature / ripe (good sense)adjective

over-ripe (fruit)adjective
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə ˈraɪp] [US: ˌoʊv.ə ˈraɪp]